“ when you're sober you don't want to see anybody, and when you're tight nobody wants to see you. ”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tender Is the Night (1934). copy citation
| Author | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
|---|---|
| Source | Tender Is the Night |
| Topic | alcohol sociability |
| Date | 1934 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks03/0301261h.html |
Context
“"After begging me to come and see her, she gave me a good snubbing. She looked at me as if I were rotted." Excited, she did a little laugh, as with two fingers high in the scales. "Let people come to you."
Abe recovered from a cigarette cough and remarked: "Trouble is when you're sober you don't want to see anybody, and when you're tight nobody wants to see you."
"Who, me?" Nicole laughed again; for some reason the late encounter had cheered her.
"No—me."
"Speak for yourself. I like people, a lot of people—I like—"
Rosemary and Mary North came in sight, walking slowly and searching for Abe, and Nicole burst forth grossly with "Hey!” source
Abe recovered from a cigarette cough and remarked: "Trouble is when you're sober you don't want to see anybody, and when you're tight nobody wants to see you."
"Who, me?" Nicole laughed again; for some reason the late encounter had cheered her.
"No—me."
"Speak for yourself. I like people, a lot of people—I like—"
Rosemary and Mary North came in sight, walking slowly and searching for Abe, and Nicole burst forth grossly with "Hey!” source
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